Linda McKinney

Linda McKinney was a food bank president from Welch, West Virginia. She was the wife of vocational school teacher Bob McKinney.

Biography
Linda McKinney was born in Welch, West Virginia. Her family originated in Naples, Italy, and they immigrated to the United States in 1923 with hope of striking it rich in the coal mines. Her mother died when she was five, and she moved in with her nonna (grandmother), who taught her how to cook. McKinney went on to run Five Loaves and Two Fishes, a food bank which helped to relieve the poverty-stricken residents of Welch (helping 16,000 people annually).